The Latest Breaking News from Thomas Jefferson

US braces for cicadas by the trillion as two broods of periodic insects coincide

The last time Brood XIX and Brood XIII emerged from underground at the same time, Thomas Jefferson was president

The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2024

‘Feeble, desperate, mentally unfit’: Biden changes tack to mock Trump

The Republican contender lowered the tone of electoral politics in 2016 – now the Democratic president has left the high road to take him on at his own game

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2024

How the Government Almost Killed the Apple

...and how the free market is saving it.

Reason · Mar 23, 2024

Why Do We Have An Establishment Clause?

Speaker Mike Johnson was both right and wrong

Reason · Dec 19, 2023

Failed Mississippi candidate charged with destroying Satanic display at Iowa Capitol

Michael Cassidy of Lauderdale, Mississippi, is facing charges

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2023

Why Franklin, Washington and Lincoln considered American democracy an 'experiment' -- and were unsure if it would survive

From the time of the founding era to the present day, one of the more common things said about American democracy is that it is an “experiment.”

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2023

Hidden history of the Monroe Doctrine

Retracing the legacies of racism and colonialism on the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine

Salon · Dec 2, 2023

Do You Still Have the Right to a Jury Trial?

The Supreme Court will consider whether federal agencies’ administrative judges violate the Seventh Amendment.

Reason · Nov 28, 2023

‘This film is needed now more than ever’: exploring the roots of US racism

Netflix documentary Stamped from the Beginning takes Ibram X Kendi’s best-selling book and explores the question ‘what’s wrong with Black people?’

The Guardian - US · Nov 20, 2023

Speaker Mike Johnson calls separation of church and state ‘a misnomer’

Christian nationalist House speaker bemoans ‘misunderstanding’ of one of US’s founding principles

The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2023